(PC) Brummett v. Allison ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELVIN RAY BRUMMETT, Case No. 1:22-cv-00407-BAM (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO 13 v. ACTION 14 ALLISON, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE 15 Defendants. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE DENIED 16 (ECF No. 2) 17 FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE 18 19 Plaintiff Melvin Ray Brummett, Jr. (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in 20 this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 21 Plaintiff initiated this action on April 8, 2022, together with a motion to proceed in forma 22 pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) Plaintiff submitted a certified copy of 23 his prison trust account statement on April 12, 2022. (ECF No. 6.) 24 Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is able to afford the costs of this 25 action. Specifically, Plaintiff’s current available balance in his inmate trust account is $3,976.91. 26 (Id.) 27 Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS the Clerk of the Court to randomly assign a 28 District Judge to this action. 1 Further, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 2 1. The motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (ECF No. 2), be DENIED; and 3 2. Plaintiff be ORDERED to pay the $402.00 initial filing fee in full to proceed with this 4 action. 5 These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District 6 Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 7 fourteen (14) days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations, Plaintiff may 8 file written objections with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to 9 Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendation.” Plaintiff is advised that the failure to file 10 objections within the specified time may result in the waiver of the “right to challenge the 11 magistrate’s factual findings” on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) 12 (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)). 13 IT IS SO ORDERED. 14 15 Dated: April 12, 2022 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28